SB 6.18.70
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 70
- ekaḥ saṅkalpitaḥ putraḥ
- sapta saptābhavan katham
- yadi te viditaṁ putra
- satyaṁ kathaya mā mṛṣā
SYNONYMS
ekaḥ — one; saṅkalpitaḥ — was prayed for; putraḥ — son; sapta sapta — forty-nine; abhavan — came to be; katham — how; yadi — if; te — by you; viditam — known; putra — my dear son; satyam — the truth; kathaya — speak; mā — do not (speak); mṛṣā — lies.
TRANSLATION
I prayed for only one son, but now I see that there are forty-nine. How has this happened? My dear son Indra, if you know, please tell me the truth. Do not try to speak lies.